Presidents Day closings in Sarasota and Manatee

Published: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 8:26 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 8:26 p.m.

All local government offices, including libraries and courthouses, will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day.

SARASOTA COUNTY

Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) will be on a normal bus schedule Monday.

Recreation centers will be closed Monday, with the exception of the following: Payne Park Tennis Center, open 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Arlington Park Recreation Center, open noon-5 p.m.

The collection schedule for solid waste, yard waste and recyclables will not be affected by the holiday, and remains on the regular pickup schedule with no interruption of collection. The landfill at 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis will be open Monday, but the administrative office will be closed.

<p><b>HOLIDAY CLOSINGS</b></p><p>All local government offices, including libraries and courthouses, will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day. </p><p></p><p><i>SARASOTA COUNTY</i></p><p>Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) will be on a normal bus schedule Monday.</p><p>Recreation centers will be closed Monday, with the exception of the following: Payne Park Tennis Center, open 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Arlington Park Recreation Center, open noon-5 p.m.</p><p>The collection schedule for solid waste, yard waste and recyclables will not be affected by the holiday, and remains on the regular pickup schedule with no interruption of collection. The landfill at 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis will be open Monday, but the administrative office will be closed.</p><p>Sarasota County's chemical collection centers at 8750 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota and 250 S. Jackson Road in Venice will be closed. The Citizens Convenience Center at 4010 Knights Trail Road, Nokomis, will be open.</p><p>For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000.</p><p>In Sarasota, weekly garbage and recycling collection will not be impacted. The Sarasota City Commission will meet on Tuesday instead of Monday. For more information call the city at 941-954-2613.</p><p>In Venice, garbage, recycling and yard waste will be collected as usual.</p><p></p><p><i>MANATEE COUNTY</i></p><p>The Lena Road landfill will be closed.</p><p>In unincorporated areas and the city of Palmetto, trash, recycling and yard waste will be collected one day later from Tuesday through Saturday.</p><p>Within Bradenton city limits, household garbage that is usually collected Monday will be picked up today. Yard waste will be collected Thursday. Recycling pickup will not change.</p><p>Manatee County buses and the trolleys on Anna Maria Island Trolley and Longboat Key will operate as usual. County parks, beaches, golf courses and preserves also will be open.</p><p>For more information, visit mymanatee.org, cityofbradenton.com and palmettofl.org.</p>